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Expand Up @@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ Unless otherwise noted in release notes or if updating from the prior years vers

Use the [Raspberry Pi Imager](https://www.raspberrypi.com/software/) to flash the image onto the coprocessors microSD card. Select the downloaded `.img.xz` file, select your microSD card, and flash.

:::{warning}
Avoid using Raspberry Pi Imager version 2.0.2 or later. Those versions fail to write the image to an SD card. Versions 2.0.0 and earlier write images successfully. [GitHub issue 1489](https://github.com/raspberrypi/rpi-imager/issues/1489) was created for this problem.
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:::{warning}
Balena Etcher has been recommended in the past, but should no longer be used due to instability and lack of ongoing support from developers.
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